Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
Travanj 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Prvog listopada 20, 1916, Ad Santel, poznata "kurva" ili vješti hrvač submissionom, met Taro
Tko je najveći legitimni profesionalni hrvač koji se hrva u Sjedinjenim Državama? Kako
U 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. Louis’
On September 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Louis. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, MO. Kad se vlak približio
Slučaj Canary Murder (1929) izvorno je bio upucan kao nijemi film. Međutim, Paramount Studio izvršni mislio da će to biti bolje kao govori sliku. Studio odgođeno oslobađanje dok su mogli dodati zvuk na filmu. Dodavanje zvuka nije bila lišena izazova. Nažalost, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, had
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. In January 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “zadaviti Sorakichija da
On September 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. Poslali su ga u azil u Washingtonu
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone vraća se kao Holmes u jedanaestom od četrnaest poteza kao engleski detektiv. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Nakon što su
Ivan L. Sullivan je prijelazno teškoj kategoriji nagrada borbe prvak. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
Sam McVey umorna od nedostatka prilika za crne boraca u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama tijekom ranog dvadesetog stoljeća. McVey odlučio ostaviti za Europu 1907, gdje se borio do 1911. McVey borio u Australiji za više od tri godine prije povratka u SAD-u. Ovaj kratki vrhunac filma iz Francuske u 1911 s “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Kolovoza 31, 1901, Noćni čuvar William Doherty otkrio Willis Garner burglarizing ured Schickle, Harrison i Howard Iron tvrtke na 912 S. Dvanaesta ulica u St. Louis, Missouri. Iron zaposleno Garner, koji je bacio čekić na Doherty glavu. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Prvog listopada 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop kuće i najteži Afroamerikanci salon u gradu, Jak’ Limuzina. I Duncan i Henderson bile crne brijači, who worked in